Definition of corns in English

Wiktionary

corns (Noun)
Plural of corn.

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corns, verb, present, 3rd person singular of corn (infinitive).
corns, noun, plural of corn.

WordNet

Noun Plural: corns
corn - tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
		maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
		cereal grass, cereal a breakfast food prepared from grain
		genus zea, zea corn
		edible corn, corn something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
		corn cob, corncob the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
		corn stalk, cornstalk the stalk of a corn plant
		field corn corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
		sugar corn, sweet corn plant, zea mays rugosa, zea saccharata, green corn, sweet corn corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
		zea mays everta, popcorn small kernels of corn exploded by heat
corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
		edible corn
		food grain, cereal, grain a breakfast food prepared from grain
		indian corn, zea mays, maize, corn something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
		green corn, sweet corn corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
		hominy hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
		popcorn small kernels of corn exploded by heat
corn - the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
		kernel the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
corn - something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
		drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, soupiness, sloppiness the physical property of being soft and drippy
corn - (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
corn - a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
		clavus
corn - whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
		corn whiskey, corn whisky
		whiskey, whisky a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Verb corns, corning, corned
corn - feed (cattle) with corn
		feed, give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
corn - preserve with salt; "corned beef"
		preserve, keep prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
		cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

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Wiktionary

corn (Verb)
To granulate; to form a substance into grains.
corn (Verb)
To preserve using coarse salt, e. g. corned beef .
corn (Verb)
To provide with corn typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats for feed.
corn (Verb)
To render intoxicated.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

corn (n.)
A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.
corn (n.)
A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.
corn (n.)
The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
corn (n.)
The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing.
corn (n.)
A small, hard particle; a grain.
corn (v. t.)
To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue.
corn (v. t.)
To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder.
corn (v. t.)
To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses.
corn (v. t.)
To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

corn
korn, n. a grain or kernel: seeds that grow in ears, as wheat, rye, &c.: grain of all kinds.—v.t. to form into grains; to sprinkle with salt in grains: to salt.—ns. Corn′-ball (U.S.), a ball of popped corn, sweetened, with white of egg; Corn′-brand′y, spirits made from grain; Corn′-bee′tle, a small beetle, the larva of which is very destructive to grain; Corn′brash, a member of the Lower Oolites (see Oolite); Corn′-cake (U.S.), a cake made of Indian-corn meal; Corn′-chand′ler, a dealer in corn; Corn′-cob, the elongated, woody receptacle constituting the ear of maize; Corn′-cock′le, a tall beautiful weed, with large purple flowers, common in corn-fields; Corn′-crake, one of the true rails, with characteristic cry, frequenting corn-fields.—adj. Corned, granulated; salted.—ns. Corn′-exchange′, a mart where grain is sampled and sold; Corn′-fac′tor, a wholesale dealer in corn; Corn′-field, a field in which corn is growing; Corn′-flag, the popular name of plants of genus Gladiolus; Corn′-flour, the name applied to the finely-ground flour of maize or Indian corn; Corn′-flow′er, a well-known composite weed of corn-fields, having a beautiful deep azure flower; Corn′-fly, Corn′-moth, insects very destructive to corn; Corn′ing-house, a place where corn is granulated; Corn′-land, ground suitable for growing corn; Corn′-law, a law made for the restriction and regulation of the trade in corn: esp. in pl. (in England), laws that restricted the importation of corn by imposing a duty, repealed in 1846; Corn′-loft, a granary; Corn′-mar′igold, a chrysanthemum common in corn-fields; Corn′-mē′ter, an official measurer of corn; Corn′-mill, a mill for grinding corn; Corn′-pars′ley, a European grain-field flower (Petroselinum segetum); Corn′-pipe, a pipe made by slitting the joint of a green stalk of corn; Corn′-popp′y, the common red poppy, a troublesome weed growing in corn-fields; Corn′-rent, a fluctuating rent paid in corn, not money; Corn′-rig (Scot.), a ridge in a corn-field; Corn′-sal′ad, a genus of humble annual weeds, found in corn-fields, of which some are used as spring salads; Corn′stone, a kind of mottled limestone, often concretionary, usually occurring in those systems which are largely composed of reddish sandstones; Corn′-van, a machine for winnowing corn; Corn′-weev′il, a small insect very destructive to stored grain.—adj. Corn′y, like corn, produced from corn: (slang) tipsy.—Corn-cob pipe, a tobacco-pipe with the bowl made of the cob of Indian corn.—Corn in Egypt, an expression signifying abundance, in reference to Gen. xlii. 2. [A.S. corn; Goth. kaurn; akin to L. granum.]
corn
korn, n. a small hard growth chiefly on the toe or foot, resulting from an increase of thickness of the cuticle, caused by excessive pressure or friction on the part.—adj. Cor′neous, horny.—n. Corn′-plas′ter, a remedial plaster applied to a corn.—adj. Corn′y, of or pertaining to corns: horny.—Tread on one's corns, to injure one's feelings. [O. Fr.,—L. cornu, a horn.]

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

corn
Look at your corn in May, You'll come weeping away; Look at the same in June You'll come home in another tune.
corn
Corn is cleansed with the wind, and the soul with chastening.